Radiator connection.



PATENTED MAR. 24,1908.

R. c. EVARTS.

RADIATOR CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21. 1907.

m o M m M a Q/vifncosao ROBERT C. EVARTS, OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

RADIATOR CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'lfiatented March 2st, 1908.

Application filed June 21, 1907. Serial No. 380,177.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT G. Evans, a c t zen of the United States of America, re siding at Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Radiator Connections, of which the following is a s ecification.

his invention relates to improvements in steam or hotwater heating systems, and partrcularly to a connection for coupling the radiator with the supply and return pipes.

The radiators now 1n common use are carried by supporting feet resting upon the floor and are connected by branch pipes with the supply and return pipes extending upwardly through the'floor. This construction and arrangement of the radiators necessitates the cutting of carpets, oil cloth and other floor coverings in order to fit around the pipes, while the feet of the radiator offer obstructions to the use of a brush or broom in cleaning out dust or dirt which may have accumulated beneath the radiator.

The object of the present invention is to provide a connection which will obviate these objections, and'whcreby the radiator will be supported above the floor and connections made with the circulating pipes beneath thekfloor, thus leaving the entire surface of the floor free to be cleaned and carpets or other coverings to be laid over the floor without cutting them to fit around the pi es 0r connections.

n the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention,-Figure 1 is an end elevation showing the application of the device to a radiator. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the radiator, showing the arrangement of two connections for supporting and connecting the same with the supply and return pipes. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the connections.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a steam or hot water radiator of any preferred construction, and 2 and 3 the branch pipe connections for coupling the same to the suply and return pipes of the system, the

ormer being provided with a valve 4' for controlling the supply of the hot water or steam to the radiator.

The improved connection. constituting the invention is in the form ofxa hollow conductor 5 comprising upper and lmvcr'horizontal limbs 6 and 7 and a union or vertical limb 8 connecting the horizontal limbs at one end of the device. The upper limb 6 has a threaded aperture 9 at one side for connection with the branch pipe 2 or 3, while the lower limb, which is of relatively greater length than the said upper limb, is provided at its outer end with a downturned portion 10 having a threaded opening 11 for connection with the supply and return pipes.

In the use of the invention, a pair of conncctions' or conductors are employed, the upper horizontal arms 6 forming a su port bearing against the underside of the ra iator at the ends thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, whereby the radiator is supported above the surface of the floor 12, while the lower limb 7 of each connection occupies an opening 13 formed in the floor and rests-upon beams or supports 14 disposed below the same, with its end 10 projecting beneath the adjacent edge of the floor for connection with thesupply or return pipe. The vertical limb 8 may or may not be embedded in the wall or set into a suitable recess 15 therein, as shown in Fig. 1. By this arran ement a clear floor surface will be provider beneath the radiator, whereby the disadvantages hereinbefore mentioned are obviated.

- It will be understood that in the use of'the device in a single pipe heating system in which the steam is supplied to the radiator and water of condensationconducted back to the boiler through the same pipe, one of the connections alone will be connected with the pipe, while the other may have no other function than to serve as a support. In a double pipe system in which one pipe serves as a supply conductor and the other as a return conductor, one of the connections will be coupled to the supply pipe and the other to a return pipe in the manner shown.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, and. it will be seen that. it provides a simple, ineX-- pensive and effective device for the purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is 1- 1. A combined support and pipe connector for radiators, comprising a casting having an upper horizontal limb to support the radiator, said limb being provided with means for connecting it with a pipe communicating with the radiator, a lower horizontal limb adapted to occupy an opening in the floor below the radiator and provided. with a downturned portion for connection with a supply or return pipe, and a vertical limb connecting the rear ends of the horizontal limbs.

2. A combined support and pipe connector for radiators, comprising a conductor having integral upper and lower horizontal limbs, and a vertical limb connecting said horizontal limbs at one end, the upper horizontal limb being provided with a side aperture for connection with a pipe communicating with the radiator, and the lower horizontal limb having a depending portion provided with an opening for connection with a supply or return pipe.

3. A combined support and pi e connector for radiators, comprising a su stantially U-shaped casting, the upper limb of the casting having a side opening and the lower limb a downwardly offset terminal provided with an opening.

4. A combined support and pipe connector for radiators, comprising a U-shaped conductor, having up )er and lower horizontal limbs and a vertical limb connecting the horizontal limbs at one end of the device, said limbs being integral with each other, the upper limb being provided with a side'opening and the lower limb with an offset terminal having an opening. I

5. A combined support and pi e connector for radiators, comprising a sulistantially U-shaped casting, forming upper and lower horizontal arms and'a vertical arm connecting said horizontal arms at one end of the connector, the upper horizontal arm being adapted to sup ort the radiator above the floor line and being provided with a side opening for connection with a pipe communieating with the radiator, and the lower horizontal arm being adapted to fit within an opening in the floor below the radiator, and

provided at its free end with a-downwardly projecting terminal having an. opening for connection with a supply or return pipe.

6. The combination with a floor havin openings therein, of a radiator supporte above the openings, and conductors having upper limbs arranged above the floor and supporting the radiator, said limbs having means for connecting the same with pipes communicating with the radiator, lower limbs arranged with the floor openings and lying flush therewith, said limbs 'being provided below the floor line with means'for connecting the same with sup 1y or return pipes, and a vertical connection etween the upper and-lower limbs of each support lying in rear of the radiator.

7; The combination with a floor having openings therein and a radiator, of conducting supports for the radiator, each of said pup orts forming a duct having an upper 1m which the radiator rests,. a lower limb arranged within the adjacent oiening in the floor and provided beneath t e same with means for connection with a pipe, the upper limb being connected with the radiator, and a vertical limb connecting said up er and lower limbs and arranged in rear of t e plane of the radiator;

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. EVARTS.

Witnesses: i

A. R. LEYDA, HENRY BLooM disposed above the 'floor and upon 

